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Plain-English summary
This is an old Drupal Zen theme module XSS issue. If a vulnerable site appends page titles into breadcrumbs, a malicious content title could run script in a visitor’s browser. Business risk depends on whether the legacy module and setting still exist.
Executive priority
Treat as targeted remediation for legacy Drupal assets, not an emergency based on available evidence. Prioritize if affected sites are internet-facing or allow untrusted content authors.
Technical view
CVE-2012-2710 affects Zen module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.1 for Drupal when the breadcrumb option appends content titles. The content title is not safely handled in that breadcrumb path, allowing remote injection of script or HTML.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to legacy Drupal 6 installations using Zen module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.1 with the affected breadcrumb option enabled.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation requires the vulnerable configuration and an attacker-controlled or attacker-influenced content title rendered in breadcrumbs.
Researcher notes
The CVE record gives clear vulnerable version and configuration conditions, but no CVSS, CWE, exploit evidence, or detailed patch notes are included in the bundle. Validate against Drupal advisories before asserting broader impact.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade the Zen module to 6.x-1.1 or later if applicable.
- Disable the affected breadcrumb title append option until upgraded.
- Check current Drupal project guidance for any additional vendor recommendations.
- Restrict content title creation or editing to trusted roles where immediate upgrade is not possible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Drupal 6 sites and installed Zen module versions.
- Confirm whether the affected breadcrumb append option is enabled.
- Review who can create or edit content titles on affected sites.
- Inspect content titles for unexpected HTML or script-like text.
- Verify breadcrumb output safely escapes content titles after remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- http://drupal.org/node/628480CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20120613 Re: CVE Request for Drupal contributed modulesCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- 53573CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
- http://drupal.org/node/1585960CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- zen-breadcrumb-xss(75711)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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